Premium Insights and analysis Why was Roman politics so stabby? Australian Capital Territory Some 49% of all Roman emperors were murdered or executed, another 9% took their own lives to avoid being murdered, and 9% died from unknown…
Brisbane riverfront destination to accommodate Olympic athletes Thursday July 29, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Queensland has picked Northshore Hamilton as the location of the athletes’ village for its Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Callide Power Station’s third generating unit up and running Monday July 26, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment Once the C3 unit ramps up to full capacity, the power station should generate up to 1,120 megawatts of energy for the national electricity grid. …
Queensland’s ‘Days like this’ campaign promotes local travel Monday July 26, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A $2.3 million tourism campaign has kicked off in Queensland to encourage locals to support the industry financially hit by COVID-19.
Premium Columnists Oh those sweet, sweet golden handcuffs… Friday July 23, 2021 By Helena Cain Australian Capital Territory Are APS incentives delivering unintended consequences, in the form of golden handcuffs? Helena Cain explores this phenomenon.
Community education blitz to get Queensland’s road toll to zero Tuesday July 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Education Queensland has awarded approximately $500,000 in government money for road safety education campaigns to 55 community groups.
Air tanker to bolster Australia’s bushfire-fighting arsenal Monday July 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Queensland has secured a deal to share a large air tanker with Victoria until the end of the 2024 bushfire season.
Top dogs recognised for their service to Queensland Wednesday July 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade News A monument for Queensland Police service dogs, and designed by local high school students, has been unveiled at a special event this week.
Premium Columnists Secrecy, public health and FOI Wednesday July 14, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Australian Capital Territory Two recent examples show how Australia’s FOI laws and administration are used to frustrate rather than advance the objective of informing the public.
Why some people switch political parties: new research Tuesday July 13, 2021 By Paul Webb and Tim Bale Australian Capital Territory Switching parties at grassroots membership level is by no means uncommon, even giving rise in some quarters to accusations of 'entryism'.
Campaign to shine light on risks of elder abuse Monday July 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Public Trustee of Queensland has launched an elder abuse campaign that focuses on advance life and financial planning.
What’s the right COVID-19 risk to live with? Monday July 12, 2021 By Tony Blakely, Tim Wilson and Vijaya Sundararajan Australian Capital Territory Modelling for 240 different scenarios, 100 times each over a two-year period has been developed to assess COVID-19 risk for all Australian states and territories.
Working from home could be a radical reform, or productivity disaster. We should be finding out Monday July 12, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory We're strangely uninterested in what happens if large numbers of workers work from home. Meantime, vested interests are trying to influence policies.
Grants help Queensland macadamia farmers to grow customer base Friday July 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A Queensland government grant is backing enhanced microclimate monitoring and data-driven decision making for the local macadamia industry. …
All Queensland prisons now run by state government Wednesday July 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade News The Southern Queensland Correctional Centre and Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre are no longer privately operated, having transitioned to state administration.
